Liverpool predicted XI vs Chelsea: Friday Night Football

By Tom Bogert | Sep 14, 2016

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool gives a drink to Roberto Firmino of Liverpool during the International Champions Cup match between Liverpool and Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on August 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City in action with James Milner of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 10, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) /

LB James Milner

It’s time for me to embrace James Milner as a fullback.

Every week in this space I’ve written something to the effect of why Moreno should start and blah, blah, blah. Milner has been impressive in this role. Because of course he has, he’s James Milner.

The Englishman gets a foreign position and it looks like he gets it because he’s a total footballer with a brain. He must be an absolute joy to manage.

Milner’s presence on the pitch is very useful no matter where it is. He may struggle against Willian and his pace, but, that would’ve been conventional wisdom for Milner against Riyad Mahrez and it’s still unconfirmed that Mahrez even played against Liverpool, that’s how anonymous he was.

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